5 Effective Blogging Tips to Learn From the Storekeeper

You will notice in the town where you live there is always a shop on the street corner that is doing a roaring business. More often than not, the store is run by the shop owner alone. There are valuable lessons bloggers can learn from such a successful shopkeeper:


 1. Customers know the owner personally: The shopkeeper is not hiding in his office or behind the counter. He mingles with his customers every day. They get to know each other very well. They have built a rapport between them. What can you do as a blogger to get closer to your visitors? The easiest and most effective way is to display your image on your blog. This is to show that you are not trying to hide and are sincere to interact with others and visitors are happy to get to know you as a real person and not just a logo or something else.

 2. Personal touch: The shopkeeper serves the customers personally. There is effective communication going on between them and the store owner gets to know what his customers want because he gets constant feedback. Business gets better because customers are pleased with his services. You get valuable feedback from your visitors when your blog allows comments and there is a way to contact you directly.

 3. Creative: The store owner sells the same goods every day, but he is a creative person, he displaces his wares in an attractive way to entice the customers to take notice and buy more from him. It is done continuously to create freshness and uniqueness in what he is selling. Likewise, you write articles with a fresh perspective on old subjects. You write in your own unique style to attract visitors to visit your site and read your content.

 4. Trusted brand: The store owner’s motto is “only the best for the customers will do”. He is very frank and sincere with his customers about his products by disclosing the strengths and weaknesses of each item and recommends the most suitable one or not at all. He is building trust and authority among his customers. By the same token, you write useful articles to meet the needs of your visitors by providing solutions to solve their everyday problems. You do research and make sure that you provide the correct information. You write with your heart and you do what is best for your visitors.

 5. Take pride in what he does: The store owner is proud of what he does because he is serving a need for his customers and running a profitable business. The customers are happy and delighted to do business with him and he gets to earn the profit which he deserves. In blogging, when you provide useful content, your blog gets popular and you will be able to launch your own online business to reap your profit.


 Adopt the personal style of the shopkeeper at the street corner and be a successful blogger.